Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 616 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

1. 1.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) children
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
15. 15.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
27. 27.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) need
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) red
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) are (c) yellow
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she

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